The Art of Asking “Why?” (and Letting Curiosity Lead the Way)

Being curious—and asking the why and what if—has always been part of how I am. It’s not something I switch on when I’m being “creative”; it’s just how I move through the world. I even question my thoughts when I’m alone, going beyond whatever my mind blurts out first, digging for the layers underneath.

Maybe that’s why I love finding small, playful ways to disrupt the familiar—adding a twist, a contrast, a pinch of something unexpected. Sometimes it’s a new material, a tool I haven’t used before, a fresh color palette, or simply a different angle of looking at the same thing. It doesn’t need to be dramatic. Bit by bit, step by step, a new path opens.

To me, innovation isn’t about tossing out what worked before; it’s about respecting it enough to let it evolve. It feels like weaving a few new threads into an old carpet. At first, no one notices. It may even seem insignificant. But over time those tiny threads—patiently added—shift the whole feeling of the piece. The carpet becomes something familiar yet subtly transformed, carrying the warmth of the old and the spark of the new.

Curiosity leads my way on this challenge.

This is how I create. And honestly, I think it’s how most innovations—big or small, simple or complex—are born. Through small questions, small shifts, small acts of curiosity. Through honoring what already exists while daring to add one more thread.

That’s the magic for me: the quiet, continuous blending of what was with what could be.

If this resonates with you, and you want to see how I went beyond creating art, I invite you to dive into my book, "Creating Again". It’s a journey through pain and then curiosity, taking steps, and taking the old with the new—an invitation to find your own threads and start weaving them today.